Japanese symbol for “recidivism”
再犯
さいはん
Romaji: saihan
second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism
In Japanese, recidivism is 再犯, read さいはん (saihan).
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Meanings
- n, vi, vs second offense; second offence; reoffending; recidivism
Kanji and stroke order
Other Japanese words for “recidivism”
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 常習犯 | じょうしゅうはん joushuuhan | recidivism; habitual criminal activity |
| 累犯 | るいはん ruihan | repeated offense; repeated offence; recidivism |
| 慣行犯 | かんこうはん kankouhan | recidivism; habitual criminal activity |
Related words
Words that share a kanji.
| Word | Reading | Meaning |
|---|---|---|
| 再生 | さいせい saisei | restoration to life; coming to life again; resuscitation |
| 再び | ふたたび futatabi | again; once more; a second time |
| 再開 | さいかい saikai | reopening; resumption; restarting |
| 再建 | さいけん saiken | rebuilding; reconstruction; rehabilitation |
| 再度 | さいど saido | a second time; again; once more |
| 再会 | さいかい saikai | meeting again; reunion |
| 犯罪 | はんざい hanzai | crime; offence; offense |
| 犯人 | はんにん hannin | offender; criminal; culprit |
See also: Chinese symbol for “recidivism”.
Data: JMdict (CC BY-SA 4.0); KANJIDIC2 (CC BY-SA 4.0); KanjiVG (CC BY-SA 3.0); wordfreq (CC BY-SA 4.0 (data)). Retrieved 2026-10-22.